From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Carlos O'Donell Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] [Testers wanted] New glibc with profiling fixed. Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 14:08:53 -0400 Message-ID: <20050726180851.GB9703@systemhalted.org> References: <1122036994.10454.131.camel@thor.tres.org> <20050725000919.GA18659@colo.lackof.org> <1122272788.10644.71.camel@thor.tres.org> <20050726132402.GA32722@colo.lackof.org> <1122385036.10644.146.camel@thor.tres.org> <20050726141837.GB6663@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk> <42E647E8.3000505@tausq.org> <20050726170109.GQ30182@systemhalted.org> <20050726170949.GB2221@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: Tres Melton , parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org To: Matthew Wilcox Return-Path: In-Reply-To: <20050726170949.GB2221@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk> List-Id: parisc-linux developers list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: parisc-linux-bounces@lists.parisc-linux.org On Tue, Jul 26, 2005 at 06:09:49PM +0100, Matthew Wilcox wrote: > > IMO any interface exporting/using ticks is broken. Accurate time can > > be provided through other interfaces. Userspace should never see ticks, > > only converted time. > > userspace should see converted ticks. ie divide by 10 if CONFIG_HZ is 1000 > since PA userspace expects to see 100Hz. I meant "ideologicall" broken. Yes, converting ticks to an expected value preserves userspace compatibility. gprof may want to stop using times() when a more suitable interface becomes available. c. _______________________________________________ parisc-linux mailing list parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org http://lists.parisc-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/parisc-linux